Monument record TR 34 SW 2080 - WWI and WWII slit trenches and weapon pits at the Detached Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover

Summary

There are several straight and L-shaped slit trenches dug into the rampart, without regard to the pre-existing gun emplacements. Though somewhat eroded, they average 1.7m in width and 0.8m in depth. On the east flank, two flat bottomed circular depressions, 2.85m and 3.5m in diameter respectively, and 0.45m deep, command a view of the North lines up to the entrance and may be successive machine gun emplacements. All may be of either First or Second World War date.(location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3110 4088 (96m by 59m) (15 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications (Unpublished document). SKE17503.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications. [Mapped feature: #92562 WWI and WWII slit trenches and weapon pits at the Detached Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the North Centre and Detached Bastions of the Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11880)

Record last edited

Jun 25 2018 2:58PM